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>> harry reid is partially right. it eaches a pretty narrow scope that he would change specifically for executive nominees, but the minority could still revoke and put in place a filibuster, so in that sense, harry reid is correct. the danger is that whenever you start changing senate rules and you have the republicans say if harry reid does it this time then the next time we are in the majority, we're going to change the rules even more and get rid of the filibuster completely. so it could set a dangerous precedent. but we have never had nominees have to wait this long as you pointed out. >> michael: or this many of them. john tester said he is not going to -- i'm sorry brian schweitzer said he is not going to run for senate in montana. there's a chance the republicans are within striking distance of taking control of the senate then would either party change their tune if those roles were reversed? >> i don't worry about whether what harry reid does sets a precedent for republicans. if they find it advantageous to c
>> harry reid is partially right. it eaches a pretty narrow scope that he would change specifically for executive nominees, but the minority could still revoke and put in place a filibuster, so in that sense, harry reid is correct. the danger is that whenever you start changing senate rules and you have the republicans say if harry reid does it this time then the next time we are in the majority, we're going to change the rules even more and get rid of the filibuster completely. so it...
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i'm saying from harry reid's perspective. if i'm harry reid i want the democrats to remain the majority for taxes healthcare foreign policies and not for just one issue. if i'm michael bloomberg who is focused on a single issue i would say mr. mayor you keep doing what you want to do because you're pressing this issue and you're keeping it at the front of everyone's agenda. >> michael: what do you do if these are two people who can't be advised. i would imagine that nobody advises mike bloomberg and fewer advise harry reid. >> they would have to reconcile on this. >> michael: what is the reconcileization. >> there is no reconciliation. harry reid has a government agenda and michael bloomberg has a gun control agenda. i don't know how you reconcile the two. >> michael: harry reid, majority leader, wouldn't it be great to have his legacy while he was majority leader, the back background checks past. >> if in a a year from now they receive enough support protection or think for more gun safety laws, less gun violence. then harry
i'm saying from harry reid's perspective. if i'm harry reid i want the democrats to remain the majority for taxes healthcare foreign policies and not for just one issue. if i'm michael bloomberg who is focused on a single issue i would say mr. mayor you keep doing what you want to do because you're pressing this issue and you're keeping it at the front of everyone's agenda. >> michael: what do you do if these are two people who can't be advised. i would imagine that nobody advises mike...
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harry reid was as effusive as harry reid can be in his praise of john mccain. >> i'm going to tell one person and no one else how much i appreciate their advocacy here. their persuasiveness, persistence. no one was able to break through but for him. and he does it at his own peril. >> michael: jay carney also applauded mccain's work, but denied that the white house had any direct involvement in the deal. >> the white house was not involved in negotiating. the white house provided information and answered questions. when it came to working with hence, including senator mccain. what we've seen deserves credited for finding a solution here. >> michael: in the meantime,:mcconnell kept a low profile. >> i think it's a step in the right direction that the majority has chosen not to exercise the nuclear option. we feel good about that. i think they feel good about it. i think that crisis has been averted. we still will be dealing with controversial nominees in are a way that controversial nominees inevitably produce. a great debate. >> reporter: now for the latest on this story we head just o
harry reid was as effusive as harry reid can be in his praise of john mccain. >> i'm going to tell one person and no one else how much i appreciate their advocacy here. their persuasiveness, persistence. no one was able to break through but for him. and he does it at his own peril. >> michael: jay carney also applauded mccain's work, but denied that the white house had any direct involvement in the deal. >> the white house was not involved in negotiating. the white house...
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harry reid said they have been sitting on the sidelines along enough. read will move to go to executive session to hold seven votes for seven nominees today. the filibuster showdown begins. here to discuss the flap over the filibuster are two of our special guests yahoo political reporter chris moody coming from new york not washington, and wayne slater, senior political writer for dallas morning news, he comes to us from austin, texas. i mean, this is fairly quick. does that mean he might have the support of the 51 senate democrats to change the chamber rules. >> i can't imagine he's bluffing. he's not going to hold a vote and then lose. he may have come to this realization, as you said, it seems to be coming from nowhere but it could have long-term consequences for both parties. power shifts from one foot to the other here in america and i wouldn't put it past republicans once this nuclear option has been made precedent, for them to use it in event of a republican administration later. is reid going to go forward on this, that has yet to be seen. >> m
harry reid said they have been sitting on the sidelines along enough. read will move to go to executive session to hold seven votes for seven nominees today. the filibuster showdown begins. here to discuss the flap over the filibuster are two of our special guests yahoo political reporter chris moody coming from new york not washington, and wayne slater, senior political writer for dallas morning news, he comes to us from austin, texas. i mean, this is fairly quick. does that mean he might have...
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again, it's until friday where harry reid has another set of things he can do. >> michael: so harry reid could actually end this if he chooses to end it? >> yeah, harry reid can end it if he gets the 60 votes, but a number of republicans were enjoying the whole spectacle, so they wanted to extract certain promises from heir on other issues, so they said according to senate rules this has to ripen, and it's not until friday when you can have the straight up or down vote. >> michael: senate rules are unbelievable. so rand rakd said if the president or the attorney general will clarify if they will not kill americans on american soil, i will yield. is it strange that i agree a little bit with what he is saying? >> i think's a certain point there. if eric holder is willing to go there, what is keeping the justice department from saying look, we have an ironclad promise that we will give you that we will never use drones to kill americans on american soil who are not posing imminent threat. the problem there are agencies that say, no there are circumstances when the government could possibly
again, it's until friday where harry reid has another set of things he can do. >> michael: so harry reid could actually end this if he chooses to end it? >> yeah, harry reid can end it if he gets the 60 votes, but a number of republicans were enjoying the whole spectacle, so they wanted to extract certain promises from heir on other issues, so they said according to senate rules this has to ripen, and it's not until friday when you can have the straight up or down vote. >>...
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he reminds me of harry reid. occasionally very frustrating. they said they were bugged. mother jones says they were not part of bugging of the campaign. what kind of security do campaign offices have. >> let's make a point between an u.s. official office and a campaign office. this was a campaign office. the responsibility for security and repercussions for funny business is lower. the campaign is responsible for the security. they may be a volunteer. remember mitt romney's 47% tape? that was a bus boy. >> michael: a bar tender. >> he might have just been a volunteer who was in the room. you notice he was very careful the senator was very careful not to say that they absolutely have evidence that somebody bugged their telephone. right? i think that again deflect and attack. they're sort of making stuff up so they don't have to answer this question why do you think senator mcconnell is favor game to attack ashley judd's mental health. >> michael: that is an important distinction when you hear him say, well, this is what they said about my wife, so i'm going to do about th
he reminds me of harry reid. occasionally very frustrating. they said they were bugged. mother jones says they were not part of bugging of the campaign. what kind of security do campaign offices have. >> let's make a point between an u.s. official office and a campaign office. this was a campaign office. the responsibility for security and repercussions for funny business is lower. the campaign is responsible for the security. they may be a volunteer. remember mitt romney's 47% tape? that...
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and i think harry reid grew a pair in the last couple of weeks. we saw that on the filibuster where the hung tough and brought republicans right to the brink, and they blinked he did not, and he is still holding the nuclear option over their head and so he scored on that. and mitch mcconnell he fell in love with the tea party or tried to, and they didn't like it. and he has also taken on john boehner later, and pointed out that john boehner is just a loser as speaker and has passed no bills, and has repealed no bills. so if you look at it getting things done, or get stuff repealed, it is still the most do nothing congress ever. >> michael: yeah, and that goes back to the lesson that you have to be for something not just against things. i totally agree stones on the guy that we haven't seen before. >> amen. >> michael: turns out that 14 house republicans who voted to cut food stamps out of the farm bill -- you'll remember that -- they themselves are farmers who have received government subsidies, an average of over $500,000 each. why isn't this a n
and i think harry reid grew a pair in the last couple of weeks. we saw that on the filibuster where the hung tough and brought republicans right to the brink, and they blinked he did not, and he is still holding the nuclear option over their head and so he scored on that. and mitch mcconnell he fell in love with the tea party or tried to, and they didn't like it. and he has also taken on john boehner later, and pointed out that john boehner is just a loser as speaker and has passed no bills,...
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i'm looking at you senator harry reid. joining me now democratic strategic tad divine and jim i'm going to go to you first. is this a strategy to take on republicans like this, and could it press harry reid to look for filibuster reform. >> whether it will move reid, i'm not so sure. my doubts are that he's such a long-time member of this cosy club he may be thinking about longer-term interests and what happens if they get their butts kicked in a couple of elections an find themselves back in the minority. i'm not at all surprised about what the president is doing. i would be stunned if harry reid showed the backbone to convince the rest of his caucus to change the rules. >> michael: i agree with you. i would be stunned too but what is it going to take, when you come in as a junior senator you're not going to be able to change the rules. wouldn't it take a long-time center on the way out to say we need to make some changes here. >> i don't know how many folks john mccain speaks for. he certainly doesn't speak for the young
i'm looking at you senator harry reid. joining me now democratic strategic tad divine and jim i'm going to go to you first. is this a strategy to take on republicans like this, and could it press harry reid to look for filibuster reform. >> whether it will move reid, i'm not so sure. my doubts are that he's such a long-time member of this cosy club he may be thinking about longer-term interests and what happens if they get their butts kicked in a couple of elections an find themselves...
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are democrats confident harry reid can get quick votes and victories on both? >> not at all. harry reid is from a red state that very much favors loose restrictions on firearms that very much favors the assault weapon's ban, it is going to be a tough bridging of the gap for him either way. >> michael: jim on guns almost every recent opinion poll has found wide-spread support for background checks. you wrote about this. is the nra now losing relevancy with being so out of touch with what the american people want? >> not necessarily with their own base. i think they are still pandering to their constituents fairly effectively. which is why i think there are still a lot of nervous legislators. i'm not so sure particularly on background checks maybe something on straw purchases, but when senator coburn the gynecologist personed politician seems to have drawn his line in the sand on the government keeping a quote registry or keeping anything for more than a nano second, that raises a lot of questions on whether the other folks can come up with a deal. so i'm not as confident as yo
are democrats confident harry reid can get quick votes and victories on both? >> not at all. harry reid is from a red state that very much favors loose restrictions on firearms that very much favors the assault weapon's ban, it is going to be a tough bridging of the gap for him either way. >> michael: jim on guns almost every recent opinion poll has found wide-spread support for background checks. you wrote about this. is the nra now losing relevancy with being so out of touch with...
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according to the "new york times," harry reid was not pleased with his honor. he told bloomberg that the campaign against blues could end up costing democrats the majority. but the numbers do seem to be on the mayor's side. in mark pryor's home state of arkansas 60% of voters support background checks. still bloomberg's aggressive approach makes him an easy villain for pro-gun politicians like rick perry. he said he would welcome any new york gun manufacturer to move to texas. and said he released this ad in new york and connecticut, slamming mayor bloomberg. the new new york sounds a lot like the old new york. higher tax bureaucrats telling you if you can even drink a big gulp. there is a place for opportunity and freedom are flourishing, and that's texas. >> michael: sure, quote, freedom may be flourishing in texas but not health care, education -- and i forget the third thing -- oh, right, common sense. joining us now from washington is david waldman, contributing editor at daily kos. he mosts the morning podcast on daily coast radio, and covers the gun cont
according to the "new york times," harry reid was not pleased with his honor. he told bloomberg that the campaign against blues could end up costing democrats the majority. but the numbers do seem to be on the mayor's side. in mark pryor's home state of arkansas 60% of voters support background checks. still bloomberg's aggressive approach makes him an easy villain for pro-gun politicians like rick perry. he said he would welcome any new york gun manufacturer to move to texas. and...
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harry reid harry reid will make this fail because he is a whisper, michael. he has no business running this senate. he could make this happen if he wanted to, but he doesn't have the backbone or the courage to make it happen. >> michael: and we thank you for coming on "the war "the war room" today really great stuff. when we come back we all think certain things when a terrorist attack occurred. we think about who might be responsible. is it intuition, prejudice or something somewhere in between. we'll talk about that right after the break. >> has the time finally come for >> with a distinctly satirical point of view. if you believe in state's rights but still believe in the drug war you must be high. >> only on current tv. >> we said a bombing in the world trade center back in 1993, and to say we didn't learn anything isn't quite true, but we certainly did not focus on security when 9/11 came around in the ways we've been doing since that. it's tragic that we had this reminder. if yesterday doesn't refresh your memory, i don't know what would. >> michael: th
harry reid harry reid will make this fail because he is a whisper, michael. he has no business running this senate. he could make this happen if he wanted to, but he doesn't have the backbone or the courage to make it happen. >> michael: and we thank you for coming on "the war "the war room" today really great stuff. when we come back we all think certain things when a terrorist attack occurred. we think about who might be responsible. is it intuition, prejudice or...
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. >> michael: i was so frustrated last week in harry reid for not bringing it to a vote just because it would be great to get some of the republicans and frankly democrats on the record. today a white house spokesman said the assault weapons ban will eventually come to a vote. john, do you believe it? >> if it comes to a vote maybe that will be in the next congress in 2014 and that will be another 60,000 dead americans from now. the democrats aren't a lot better on this issue. harry reid withdrew the assault weapon bill from a vote because he didn't want his democrats to take, quote, a hard vote on guns, because his democrats in red states and more rural areas consider a background check for criminals to be a hard vote never mind military-style weapons. >> michael: and those democrats that bloomberg is argue getting -- targeting, do you think they can be brought over? >> i absolutely think there's hope of bringing them over if the american people stand up for their rights. their rights to live safely in their homes and in their schools and in their communities, and call their members
. >> michael: i was so frustrated last week in harry reid for not bringing it to a vote just because it would be great to get some of the republicans and frankly democrats on the record. today a white house spokesman said the assault weapons ban will eventually come to a vote. john, do you believe it? >> if it comes to a vote maybe that will be in the next congress in 2014 and that will be another 60,000 dead americans from now. the democrats aren't a lot better on this issue. harry...
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lindsey graham, john mccain and mitch number come, al franken of minnesota and harry reid, they all defended the nsa. on the other side are tea party senators like rand paul and mike lee as well as you paul ryan. they join socialist bernie sanders of vermont along with the aclu, and divisions on the right are exacerbating the old guard and the new. john mccain represents the oldest of the old guard. he lashed out at rand paul in response to a question from cnn candy controlly krolly. >> senator rand called this an assault on the constitution. >> can i just say with the democrat-republican chairs and the majority members of the committee have been very well briefed on these programs. we passed the patriot act and provisions to be enacted and in operation. if members of congress did not know what they were voting on, then i think that's their responsibility a lot more than it is the government's. >> michael: on the democratic side, senators ron widen of oregon and mark udall of colorado are he defending it's defenders like feinstein and reid. no "n" response to widen's questioning of the nsa p
lindsey graham, john mccain and mitch number come, al franken of minnesota and harry reid, they all defended the nsa. on the other side are tea party senators like rand paul and mike lee as well as you paul ryan. they join socialist bernie sanders of vermont along with the aclu, and divisions on the right are exacerbating the old guard and the new. john mccain represents the oldest of the old guard. he lashed out at rand paul in response to a question from cnn candy controlly krolly. >>...
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harry reid said he's planning to build a vote for hagel later on this week. in other nominations reid seems to be playing air traffic controller. >> we need to get to brennan. we have jack lew. we have cordray and getting that done. >> michael: those are read anything but smooth sailing. we have l. joy williams and joe williams, in case you're wondering they're not related. i thank both williamss for being here. >> so far as we know. >> michael: we got to bond this right away guys. we got to brand it right away. joe, i want to talk to you about chuck hagel main republican senator reportedly, susan collins will reportedly be supporting chuck hagel's nomination and so will kay hagin which is a big thing. she's from north carolina. that could give him the 60 votes that he needs. what are the other hurdles that hagel still faces here? >> well, he has got a bunch of them. lindsey graham is pledging to put a hold on his nomination, something that harry reid has said he won't entertain but that's probably the first battle. we still have to get to--he has got to get
harry reid said he's planning to build a vote for hagel later on this week. in other nominations reid seems to be playing air traffic controller. >> we need to get to brennan. we have jack lew. we have cordray and getting that done. >> michael: those are read anything but smooth sailing. we have l. joy williams and joe williams, in case you're wondering they're not related. i thank both williamss for being here. >> so far as we know. >> michael: we got to bond this right...
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to reid and said, please harry, don't make us do this. don't make us do this. >> michael: right. >> if those five or six had stood together and had met and said you know what we're going to stand together and take them on, and stand together or fall apart as the old phrase goes and i bet if they had stood together democrats would be em-boldened and i bet they would find incredible support even in their states for being brave. >> michael: i totally agree with you. i could not agree more. let's move to the other side of the aisle and listen to boy wonder, reince priebus today. >> we're not losing the issues on the math. we're not losing the issues on spending and debt, and jobs and the economy. those are total winners for us. >> michael: i am speechless. michael what is your reaction to that? >> that's crazy. poll after after poll after poll after poll comes out and show that the majority of the american people want x to happen, and as soon as you read that poll, that's nice i'm glad the american people think that but it's never going to ha
to reid and said, please harry, don't make us do this. don't make us do this. >> michael: right. >> if those five or six had stood together and had met and said you know what we're going to stand together and take them on, and stand together or fall apart as the old phrase goes and i bet if they had stood together democrats would be em-boldened and i bet they would find incredible support even in their states for being brave. >> michael: i totally agree with you. i could not...
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harry reid supported the measure, but voted against it. that allows him to bring it up again for a vote. president obama put the blame squarely at the feet of senate republicans. >> obama: families that know unspeakable grief summoned the courage to petition their elected leaders, not just to honor the memory of their children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it wasn't worth it. >> michael: the amendment's odds looked so dim that joe manchin took to the senate floor this morning to make background a national security issue, by tying it to the fbi's most-wanted terrorist. >> our gun laws are so outdated and so out of whack that even this person who wants to do damage and harm to every american, even this american has figured out how to exploit them to arm themselves and people like him in our country. >> michael: connecticut senator chris murphy saw the result coming from a mile away. last night he tweeted . . . murphy of course represents newtown. in the 241
harry reid supported the measure, but voted against it. that allows him to bring it up again for a vote. president obama put the blame squarely at the feet of senate republicans. >> obama: families that know unspeakable grief summoned the courage to petition their elected leaders, not just to honor the memory of their children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it wasn't worth it. >> michael: the...
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but do you think that harry reid is going to be able to take this to the floor and have enough votes to see at least background checks which 91% of the country wants? >> i don't want to present to be any sort of expert. i haven't been covering the congressional debate on a day in and day out basis. but after newtown there was a lot of talk about assault weapons ban, limit on magazines that we have seen pass in handful of states those have been stripped from the bill because the support is not there. but background checks roughly nine and ten americans support it, and it is not a slam dunk. >> michael: and it's made even more difficult by these republicans. there are 13 of them who have signed a letter saying say what you will about where we are in this country -- you see them all there -- they are choosing to filibuster this instead of to fight it, but they are choosing procedural moves. how does that help them? >> it helps because there is a large segment of the republican party that are opposed to these sorts of measures. gun-control is classic measure where action is derived by in
but do you think that harry reid is going to be able to take this to the floor and have enough votes to see at least background checks which 91% of the country wants? >> i don't want to present to be any sort of expert. i haven't been covering the congressional debate on a day in and day out basis. but after newtown there was a lot of talk about assault weapons ban, limit on magazines that we have seen pass in handful of states those have been stripped from the bill because the support is...
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reid to address our problems. the house has acted twice and we should haven't to act a third time. >> michael: he says if the president was serious. so here is today's wrap-up then. first president obama asked governors call congress, then the leading house republican in the house calls on the senate to write the bill. thankfully we have plenty of time to figure this out, at least according to washington, d.c.'s clock. oh, wait there are only four more days. later in the program, we'll find out how president obama's sequester message is working. and chris christie has the superstorm sandy goodwill trickled down to the sequester? we're also keeping an eye own john kerry who is having his first foreign trip since taking over for hillary clinton. the main issues he is tackling include laying the ground work for a u.s./europe trade pack and stopping iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> iron with a nuclear weapon in that region and given all that has happened is simply unacceptable. the window for a dib low mattic so
reid to address our problems. the house has acted twice and we should haven't to act a third time. >> michael: he says if the president was serious. so here is today's wrap-up then. first president obama asked governors call congress, then the leading house republican in the house calls on the senate to write the bill. thankfully we have plenty of time to figure this out, at least according to washington, d.c.'s clock. oh, wait there are only four more days. later in the program, we'll...
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today the terrible trio of republican senator sent a letter to harry reid saying that they plan to filibuster the gun legislation working its way through the senate. this issue could not be more urgent. the 102 days since the massacre inside sandy hook elementary school, at least 3,027 americans have been killed by gun violence. there is pressure from the left though. television ads from michael bloomberg's mayors against illegal guns groups will be on the air in 16 states. they are focusing on states where they think they can apply enough public outcry to get senator on its side. here is its message. >> my dad taught me to hunt. and i'll teach my kids. background checks have nothing to do with taking guns away from anyone. closing loopholes will stop criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from buying guns. that protects my rights and my family. >> michael: here is a map of the 21 states where democrats will have to defending senate states in 2013. bloomberg is putting them up for election right here. on notice that they are on the hot seat. joining me now for the look of politics of self
today the terrible trio of republican senator sent a letter to harry reid saying that they plan to filibuster the gun legislation working its way through the senate. this issue could not be more urgent. the 102 days since the massacre inside sandy hook elementary school, at least 3,027 americans have been killed by gun violence. there is pressure from the left though. television ads from michael bloomberg's mayors against illegal guns groups will be on the air in 16 states. they are focusing on...
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now senate majority leader harry reid is using cruz's own words against him. they posted this video of a fox news interview cruz did in january. >> right now a lot of local jurisdictions are not reporting criminal convictions or mental health barriers, so the federal record are not as good as it should be. >> michael: he is now backtracking. the really troubling thing is that he was actually right in that interview a better background check system might have flagged aurora shooter james holmes who announced he will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. but hunters across the nation are vowing to boycott the state because of the recent gun legislation. wow. coming up on "the war room," this is your grandfather's republican party, and that's a problem. the campaign manager of young conservatives for the freedom to marry would like to see some changes to all of that and he'll join us next. plus the last time i checked the supreme court did not overturn roe v. wade, either someone forgot to tell state legislatures that or they just don't give a damn. and hate g
now senate majority leader harry reid is using cruz's own words against him. they posted this video of a fox news interview cruz did in january. >> right now a lot of local jurisdictions are not reporting criminal convictions or mental health barriers, so the federal record are not as good as it should be. >> michael: he is now backtracking. the really troubling thing is that he was actually right in that interview a better background check system might have flagged aurora shooter...
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. >> they seem shameless about it, and they know that harry reid does not have the votes to go at it. bun of the president's big achievements was healthcare, but still a new poll out from the kaiser family foundation find 42% of americans are not sure about whether obama-care is even law, 7% think the supreme court overturned it, which i love, and 12% think that congress repealed it. this is particularly true of uninsured and low income americans. 60% do not know how obama-care will impact their lives. is this a messaging problem, a media problem or it doesn't matter what you tell the people, they're going to think the supreme court overturned it. >> well, even as george bush was at his lowers numbers 20% of the american people still ranked him as an excellent president. i would say it's a stupidity problem. 20% brief believe they found wmds in iraq. on the one hand you'll always believe whatever their political ideology dictates to them. on the other side of the equation you got people who are far more focused on work and to quote george w. bush since his library has just opened, and
. >> they seem shameless about it, and they know that harry reid does not have the votes to go at it. bun of the president's big achievements was healthcare, but still a new poll out from the kaiser family foundation find 42% of americans are not sure about whether obama-care is even law, 7% think the supreme court overturned it, which i love, and 12% think that congress repealed it. this is particularly true of uninsured and low income americans. 60% do not know how obama-care will...
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i'm harry reid. i pick up the phone and say mayor suttle, i'm the majority leader of the united states senate. i have democrats who are afraid to vote for gun safety, how do i convince them to? >> i look at it this way and someone made a quote a long, long time ago when i was much younger in the 70s, they said this and i don't remember who. quote, the election is over. we're here at senators. we're no longer republicans and democrats. we're united states senators and its time to get about the people's business. so where is the people's business folks? you were elected to do that. buckle down and do your job. >> michael: omaha mayor jim suttle, i wish there were many more voices like yours in washington. we appreciate you being here on "the war room." up next, maybe it's because of his father. maybe it's because of ted cruz but rand paul just seems he should be from texas. weeks laterwell wayne slater from the dallas morning news is and we'll see him after the break. i think that the audience gets tha
i'm harry reid. i pick up the phone and say mayor suttle, i'm the majority leader of the united states senate. i have democrats who are afraid to vote for gun safety, how do i convince them to? >> i look at it this way and someone made a quote a long, long time ago when i was much younger in the 70s, they said this and i don't remember who. quote, the election is over. we're here at senators. we're no longer republicans and democrats. we're united states senators and its time to get about...
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i reader harry reid saying if you don't think the government is going to be shut down, give newt gingrich a call. i'm sure you can get him on the call. are they threat? >> i don't think they are, but even the fact that they would be talking about them is totally irresponsible. we remember what happened during the government shutdown wh when -- bill clinton was president and a lot of people got hurt. it's paying our bills, and republicans now suddenly to make this a political football is totally irresponsible and president obama is very correct in saying last time you got me to make a deal with you. this time no deal. debt ceiling clean as a whistle or no deal. >> michael: and it seems foolish. they keep going back to the things that don't work. i don't understand it. but like you said, keep talking about it. we keep talking about anthony weiner still in the news. a recent survey showed these results. do these mayoral scandals in any way hurt the national party, bill? >> i think they do. we talked about that one week ago. and i told you at the time, i've had it with anthony weiner. i think
i reader harry reid saying if you don't think the government is going to be shut down, give newt gingrich a call. i'm sure you can get him on the call. are they threat? >> i don't think they are, but even the fact that they would be talking about them is totally irresponsible. we remember what happened during the government shutdown wh when -- bill clinton was president and a lot of people got hurt. it's paying our bills, and republicans now suddenly to make this a political football is...
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yesterday harry reid introduced a bill to require background checks on anyone buying explosive powder. but it isn't just about explosives, the brother also had three guns tamerlan was somehow able to buy a gun even though he was on the federal government terrorist watch list. it's just amazing. in fact the gun bill that republicans doomed in the senate last week would have closed that loophole that we thought it was just gun shows but it's the terrorist watch list as well. and since it failed selling guns to suspected terrorists is still legal in this country. and guess who has taken notice? terrorists. al qaeda spokesman alan ghaddan today this. >> in the west you have got a lot at your disposal. let's take america as an example. america is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms. you can go down to a gun show at the local convention center and come away with a fully automatic assault rifle without a background check and most likely without having to show an indication card. so what are you waiting for? >> michael: and the damn senate voted to allow this to continue. it's so
yesterday harry reid introduced a bill to require background checks on anyone buying explosive powder. but it isn't just about explosives, the brother also had three guns tamerlan was somehow able to buy a gun even though he was on the federal government terrorist watch list. it's just amazing. in fact the gun bill that republicans doomed in the senate last week would have closed that loophole that we thought it was just gun shows but it's the terrorist watch list as well. and since it failed...
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this still needs 60 votes and harry reid has said if this proposal does not in fact get 60 votes, we will enter a number of smaller gun bills, so this is far from over. and you saw the opposition in the house. john boehner was asked whether he would bring this bill to the floor, and he said we're going to wait and see what happens. many house republicans believe it is not a problem with gun laws being too weak it's a problem with the laws we have right now not being enforced. while this is a good day for those who are looking for new legislation, this is far from over. >> michael: yeah, i can't help but agree with you on that. moving to ted cruz who do you think put pressure on cruz by the way still a freshman senator, not to have that press conference? was it inside his party? was it maybe the nra? >> that is entirely possible. ted cruz is very powerful within the conservative base. so it was probably important to not have him get up and give that press conference and say if there's any chance of a bipartisan agreement to move forward. we're certainly looking into that. >> michael:
this still needs 60 votes and harry reid has said if this proposal does not in fact get 60 votes, we will enter a number of smaller gun bills, so this is far from over. and you saw the opposition in the house. john boehner was asked whether he would bring this bill to the floor, and he said we're going to wait and see what happens. many house republicans believe it is not a problem with gun laws being too weak it's a problem with the laws we have right now not being enforced. while this is a...
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senate majority leader harry reid spoke at the las vegas event, and he told the crowd he wants to get the senate bill to the floor by next month. still the president is optimistic about what he can do with immigration reform. he said they have to be willing to compromises to get through congress. he said that in mexico. he had a meeting with mexico's new president and reform will be a top item there. even though the president is promising to compromise, the g.o.p. surprise is not. the conservative "national review" is already going after republican members of the gang of eight who would dare reach agreement with the democrats. marco rubio on the cover calling it marco's followy. that oh shop shop is photoed. they photoed grover norquist out of the shop. >> he was a tea party darling until he went to d.c. and played hem. >> we put him in office and this is not what he promised us. >> senator rubio about what 22 million workers who can't find a full-time job. >> michael: the tea partyers may have fallen out of love with rubio but they still have a soft stop for ted cruz who has been try
senate majority leader harry reid spoke at the las vegas event, and he told the crowd he wants to get the senate bill to the floor by next month. still the president is optimistic about what he can do with immigration reform. he said they have to be willing to compromises to get through congress. he said that in mexico. he had a meeting with mexico's new president and reform will be a top item there. even though the president is promising to compromise, the g.o.p. surprise is not. the...
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harry reid blamed the delay with republicans playing politics with national defense. >> it's time to set aside this partisanship. the pentagon needs a seasoned leader to implement cuts. u.n. the 12 days since the filibuster not one single thing has changed. not one. yet republicans had to have their filibuster for make their pointless partisan point. they are children. the president's pick for treasury secretary will have a he'dier time. approved the nomination of jacob lew. the vote after a three-hour confirmation hearing with he was pressed just a little bit about working sat citigroup after the financial collapse. unlike the manufactured crisis of bengahzi neither republicans nor democrats have made a national issue about the shaky investments, bailouts that lew has seen. we're more squinting after the smallest sign of progress on the sequester. the the white house and the congress have until wednesday night to avert the cross the board cuts. to highlight those cuts president obama went to newport news shipbuilding but it's dependent on military spending that is due to be slashed
harry reid blamed the delay with republicans playing politics with national defense. >> it's time to set aside this partisanship. the pentagon needs a seasoned leader to implement cuts. u.n. the 12 days since the filibuster not one single thing has changed. not one. yet republicans had to have their filibuster for make their pointless partisan point. they are children. the president's pick for treasury secretary will have a he'dier time. approved the nomination of jacob lew. the vote...
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harry reid said this. it's a landmark legislation that will secure our borders and help 11 million people get right with the law. the majority leader mitch mc mcconnell by saying this bill may pass the senate today, but not with my vote and in its current form it won't become law. it does not insure true border security because those here here i wilyihereillegally came before the border. >> we're going to do our own bill before the order and it will be legislation that reflects the will of the majority and the will of the american people. >> michael: the will of the republican majority and the will of the american people. i'm pretty sure we'll never get those things to match up ever, mr. speaker. as if we haven't fought an impossible enough battle already. joining us from atlanta is jason johnson. he's professor at hyrum university and chief political correspondent of politics 365.com. welcome back to "the war room"." >> it's great to be here. >> michael: we like having you and there are interesting things
harry reid said this. it's a landmark legislation that will secure our borders and help 11 million people get right with the law. the majority leader mitch mc mcconnell by saying this bill may pass the senate today, but not with my vote and in its current form it won't become law. it does not insure true border security because those here here i wilyihereillegally came before the border. >> we're going to do our own bill before the order and it will be legislation that reflects the will...
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senate majority leader harry reid announced friday he'll hold a vote to end the discussion on hagels nomination, forcing the hand of those senators who threaten to delay a vote. current senators roy blunt and john cornyn remind me a lot of gum pee muppets and john mccain, who indicated he'd nominate hagel to the same post if he became president are leading the charge. here's senator blunt. >> you think there could be a delay you didn't this week that means 10 days. you say you think there's enough votes, 40 votes to delay. >> my believe is there are 40 votes, not to set that as the permanent standard, that says it's too quick the end the debate on this nomination. michael: it's unbelievable. the more information these senators claim to want is about hagel's financial history. considering that they're the party that otherwise relishes the anonymity of their super pac donors, they seem too interested in where the former republican senator got his money. >> now we're getting word another nominee will be held up. paul and told u.s.a. today he will consider filibustering the nomination of
senate majority leader harry reid announced friday he'll hold a vote to end the discussion on hagels nomination, forcing the hand of those senators who threaten to delay a vote. current senators roy blunt and john cornyn remind me a lot of gum pee muppets and john mccain, who indicated he'd nominate hagel to the same post if he became president are leading the charge. here's senator blunt. >> you think there could be a delay you didn't this week that means 10 days. you say you think...
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. >> michael: that there is about steamed up as harry reid will publicly get. the republicans are also up in arms. not because they want to protect press freedoms but because they want to smell brood in the water. represent darrellissa said:of course what issa did not mention back in 2007 he voted against the free throw of information act which would have forbidden subpoenaing phone records. i love that. they defeated it throw what else? a filibuster. and it doesn't end there. republicans are still up to the chin in benghazi scandal and dick cheney is jumping on board. he's accusing the president for lying about it to hide his own incompetence. this is the man who worked in perhaps the most incompetent white house there have ever. at least he doesn't let self awareness hold him back. >> i think it's one of the worst incidents i can recall in my career. if they told the truth about ben, that it was a terrorist attack it would have destroyed the competence oh off this administration. >> michael: john bolton arrives another bush lackey, who pushed the wmd story. h
. >> michael: that there is about steamed up as harry reid will publicly get. the republicans are also up in arms. not because they want to protect press freedoms but because they want to smell brood in the water. represent darrellissa said:of course what issa did not mention back in 2007 he voted against the free throw of information act which would have forbidden subpoenaing phone records. i love that. they defeated it throw what else? a filibuster. and it doesn't end there. republicans...
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but it is michael--the rage machine will kick in harry reid wants a vote pretty fast here. it's just become known today, we really don't know the full extent of the particulars that are in this deal. so that's going to get out. and then the right wing talk, on some level michael, this has always come down to will the right-wing base tolerate enough republican legislators being for this compromised legislation. >> michael: we're about to hear david vitter, who is full of irony. coming up on tonight's show, mitt romney received a digital beat down in in the last election. he also received a messaging beat down and an electoral beat down. but tonight we focus on the digital thumping. and then a group of high school seniors show up, plan a kegger and spend the rest of the day firing spit balls at scalia. so the faith of prop 8 remains undecided. and later sarah palin's first week back to fox news has been a blip on her career raider but a boon for fact checkers nationwide. it's a thursday in "the war room," and we'll be right back. young turks! i think the number 1 thing than v
but it is michael--the rage machine will kick in harry reid wants a vote pretty fast here. it's just become known today, we really don't know the full extent of the particulars that are in this deal. so that's going to get out. and then the right wing talk, on some level michael, this has always come down to will the right-wing base tolerate enough republican legislators being for this compromised legislation. >> michael: we're about to hear david vitter, who is full of irony. coming up...
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senator harry reid tried to pump the brakes. :: it should be pointed out that he stole that "calm down" line from our own brett erlich. dianne feinstein arguing that it's crucial in our fight against terrorism. senate feinstein. >> terrorists will come after us if they can. and the only thing we have to deter this is good intelligence. >> michael: that's the exact argument the white house is using. in a statement that it depended the nsa program saying quote: quote:you. >> michael: it is true until boston there had not been a successful terrorist attack in the united states since 9/11. joining me now from atlanta is jason johnson the chief correspondent from 365.com jason of course welcome back inside "the war room." how upset should we be about this? it's been going on for seven years. there excellent been any lawsuit from anyone claiming to be targeted, and until boston no terrorist attacks. is it really that bad jason? >> yes, it's horrible. this is the disgusting orwellian state that the united states signed up for since 9/11. no president is going to put away the toys the previous
senator harry reid tried to pump the brakes. :: it should be pointed out that he stole that "calm down" line from our own brett erlich. dianne feinstein arguing that it's crucial in our fight against terrorism. senate feinstein. >> terrorists will come after us if they can. and the only thing we have to deter this is good intelligence. >> michael: that's the exact argument the white house is using. in a statement that it depended the nsa program saying quote: quote:you....
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after the vote today harry reid praised mccain for his help. >> i so appreciate the members on the other side of the aisle especially john mccain, who on a sunday show said, i don't think there should be a filibuster on this. john mccain is a leader, has been a leader in this country for 31 years. people respect his opinion and i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow the debate to go forward. >> michael: the republicans who didn't join with the democrats though are digging in their heels. senator john cornyn of texas said i don't thinker gun laws would not have helped the newtown, and that republicans are committed to helping them. even though they don't want to bring the bill to a vote. >> the president has told some of these victims' families that this side of the aisle doesn't really care about their loss. that's not true. that's false. the president is wrong. >> michael: well senator the american public seems to think differently than you do. an nbc wall street journal poll out today found that majority of americans 55% support tougher gun laws like the ones the p
after the vote today harry reid praised mccain for his help. >> i so appreciate the members on the other side of the aisle especially john mccain, who on a sunday show said, i don't think there should be a filibuster on this. john mccain is a leader, has been a leader in this country for 31 years. people respect his opinion and i'm grateful to all republicans who joined with us to allow the debate to go forward. >> michael: the republicans who didn't join with the democrats though...
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reid does in the have the 60 votes to overcome a republican filibuster. he needs five republican votes but so far he only has two, mike johanns of nebraska and thad cochrane of mississippi. so he took his colleagues to task in his own soft-spoken way. >> it's tragic that they've decided to filibuster this qualified nominee. it is really unfortunate. >> michael: you know, reid is of course not totally off the hook. he didn't push filibuster reform through earlier this year even though it looked like he had the chance to do so. but the ludicrous part of this whole thing is the reason why republicans are giving for opposing hagel is bengahzi. that this was a cover up after the ambassador was killed. they're alleging that chuck hagel was involved. not only is that a stretch but chuck hagel oversee something like this. they dignified the response. after both lindsey graham and john mccain said they were largely satisfied according to the hill, but they still wanted to push the hagueel vote back. in reality it's not like they actually care about any of that. th
reid does in the have the 60 votes to overcome a republican filibuster. he needs five republican votes but so far he only has two, mike johanns of nebraska and thad cochrane of mississippi. so he took his colleagues to task in his own soft-spoken way. >> it's tragic that they've decided to filibuster this qualified nominee. it is really unfortunate. >> michael: you know, reid is of course not totally off the hook. he didn't push filibuster reform through earlier this year even...
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they voted down the thud bill, and harry reid, i quote him, down and shut up. and schumer described it this way. take a listen. >> at times working with the other side feels like the middle east peace process. there is no one to negotiate with. >> michael: has the senate gotten just as dysfunctional as the u.s. house? >> a few weeks ago it was look okay in the senate. things happened, things went through, they passed the student loan deal, but now i don't know, this is really back to--this is definitely house-style antics, and obviously mitch mcconnell is leading this. he leaned on the six republicans who voted in committee to support this appropriations bill. some of them switched their votes, so m mcconnell is leading this, and he's leading, why? because he wants to say no to everything in general, and also because he has the challenge from the right by tea party candidate in kentucky as he's up for re-election next year, a mess. >> michael: mess jones narrowly confirmed, senators pro talling so heidi heitkamp could come back and vote. does this call for some
they voted down the thud bill, and harry reid, i quote him, down and shut up. and schumer described it this way. take a listen. >> at times working with the other side feels like the middle east peace process. there is no one to negotiate with. >> michael: has the senate gotten just as dysfunctional as the u.s. house? >> a few weeks ago it was look okay in the senate. things happened, things went through, they passed the student loan deal, but now i don't know, this is really...
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today democrats dropped a key provision from their gun bill the assault weapons ban because harry reid said it didn't have the votes to pass. senator dianne feinstein who introduced the ban said it this way. i cannot fight the nra. the nra spends unlimited sums backed by the gun manufacturer who are craven in my view. i don't know what we can done other than drafting a bill. in asking for support and enabling something to pass in the senate now i could put a hold on the whole package but i'm not going to do that. so instead the rest of the gun safety bill will go forward without the assault weapons ban. of course there is a possibility it could be attached to a later bill but certainly there is not a guarantee. gun safety is fast becoming a low priority in washington. and another is immigration. john boehner praised the bipartisan house group working on immigration legislation. >> there are a lot of issues in here that have to be dealt with and i think what this bipartisan group came up with is frankly a pretty responsible solution. >> michael: sounds like progress but of course this b
today democrats dropped a key provision from their gun bill the assault weapons ban because harry reid said it didn't have the votes to pass. senator dianne feinstein who introduced the ban said it this way. i cannot fight the nra. the nra spends unlimited sums backed by the gun manufacturer who are craven in my view. i don't know what we can done other than drafting a bill. in asking for support and enabling something to pass in the senate now i could put a hold on the whole package but i'm...
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harry reid, the senate majority leader on tuesday called the house g.o.p. crazies going to say this: >> what do you think reed's doing with that? >> i think he's pushing them very hard. i think he's using the pressure of public opinion to embarrass them into moving forward and i think some pressure definitely has to be applied. there are those any one of a number of facets you can approach from economic perspective, from a family perspective, you can approach it from the business perspective of the chambers of commerce, everybody has joined together like i have never seen in favor of immigration. i've never seep for example the labor community and the chambers of commerce all singing from the same hymn book like they are on this. i think he's trying to move that bill forward. >> that seems to be a new strategy. a new poll that almost half of republican voters say they would not support lawmakers who voted for a pathway to citizenship. how are house democrats going to get this moving forward then? >> that's a big challenge frankly, because the path to citize
harry reid, the senate majority leader on tuesday called the house g.o.p. crazies going to say this: >> what do you think reed's doing with that? >> i think he's pushing them very hard. i think he's using the pressure of public opinion to embarrass them into moving forward and i think some pressure definitely has to be applied. there are those any one of a number of facets you can approach from economic perspective, from a family perspective, you can approach it from the business...
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and can you imagine what would happen if harry reid had shut down the senate and gone away for nine days, and the republican president they would have gone ballistic. the american people right now want something done. they see this president's proposal as a good, strong compromise. compromise is not a four-letter word but to these republicans it is. all it is to the american people is game playing. when you have a president that's already cut these budgets and handles the deficit by 725 trillion-dollar when he has got a plan that takes us another $1.8 trillion which includes some revenue on the richest of americans, that makes sense to people. so you know, i just think if they're going it take--if they think that they're going to drive this issue into the 2014 elections, you know, they got another think coming. >> michael: i don't understand where they go for these 2014 elections. steve israel said democrats will have begun safety and minimum wage to run on in 2014. if you were a republican strategist knowing what we know about the sequester and knowing what we know about the out of town
and can you imagine what would happen if harry reid had shut down the senate and gone away for nine days, and the republican president they would have gone ballistic. the american people right now want something done. they see this president's proposal as a good, strong compromise. compromise is not a four-letter word but to these republicans it is. all it is to the american people is game playing. when you have a president that's already cut these budgets and handles the deficit by 725...
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democrats, even including harry reid, the majority leader, and montana's bacchus they might side with republicans as well. so in the bottom line, does an assault weapon's ban have any chance of becoming law without significant filibuster reform? >> no, because the democrats in the senate are being spineless. this is an issue where it is very clear black and white. the american public wants stricter controls on gun control. these individuals whether they're democrats or republicans are bowing to the nra. they're not representing gun owners they're represent be begun manufacturers. and it's a shame. it's their job to represent what the people want. not the corporations, not the gun sellers and that's being missed in this debate. >> jennifer: it is, but i know joe biden was out having a fireside google hang out trying to persuade, and i'm glad the administration is taking the case on the road. karl frisch, professor jason johnson thank you for joining me inside "the war room." >> thank you. >> thanks, governor. >> jennifer: you bet. in the 41 days since the tragedy at newtown, 41 days no
democrats, even including harry reid, the majority leader, and montana's bacchus they might side with republicans as well. so in the bottom line, does an assault weapon's ban have any chance of becoming law without significant filibuster reform? >> no, because the democrats in the senate are being spineless. this is an issue where it is very clear black and white. the american public wants stricter controls on gun control. these individuals whether they're democrats or republicans are...
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reid was slow walking him a little bit. we got into sunday and the majority leader said i don't -- i don't really have a counteroffer i can make to you at this point. and mcconnell takes to the floor and said the majority leader is not negotiating with me so i called joe biden, and i have this nice little scene. national journal did an exhaustive reconstruction of these last few months. and mitch mcconnell is on the floor, and he is given a card that says hey there's a phone call for you. he picks up a phone in a phone booth, and it's the vice president. and he tries to persuade, joe biden, saying hey, i need a dance partner here would you come off of the sidelines. and he said you know the trip wire here. biden says let me get back to you with an offer. and that started the deal. >> jennifer: right so then it goes over, of course to the house, and it looks like at first that the house is going to say hell no! we're going to send it back to you with amendments because we don't like that you don't have spending cuts. what ha
reid was slow walking him a little bit. we got into sunday and the majority leader said i don't -- i don't really have a counteroffer i can make to you at this point. and mcconnell takes to the floor and said the majority leader is not negotiating with me so i called joe biden, and i have this nice little scene. national journal did an exhaustive reconstruction of these last few months. and mitch mcconnell is on the floor, and he is given a card that says hey there's a phone call for you. he...
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in fact, a senator only has to send a letter to their party leader, mitch mcconnell or harry reid, and request a block on a piece of legislation then they can go golfing or skiing, and they never have to be held accountable. >> jennifer: and their letter is filibustering for them. >> exactly. >> jennifer: that opens up a whole bunch of blockage, which is the big concern. your latest article focuses on people in particular one guy named stephen duffield the master of using the filibuster. >> there are a lot of lobbyists who use the filibuster and obstruction tactics but duffield goes out and rallies the public against rules reform. >> jennifer: meaning filibuster reform. >> he's spending millions of dollars electing members of the senate as part of crossroads gps. he's the embodiment of the problem. he has a close relationship with his g.o.p. senators. on the other hand on his lobby lobbying website he uses back benched republicans to use the rules for his clients. >> jennifer: he's buying filibusters for his clients who don't want to see the rules changed because he like the status quo
in fact, a senator only has to send a letter to their party leader, mitch mcconnell or harry reid, and request a block on a piece of legislation then they can go golfing or skiing, and they never have to be held accountable. >> jennifer: and their letter is filibustering for them. >> exactly. >> jennifer: that opens up a whole bunch of blockage, which is the big concern. your latest article focuses on people in particular one guy named stephen duffield the master of using the...
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harry reid ask his vulnerable democrats to take a vote on an assault weapon's ban if they believe it won't pass the house. >> i know tomorrow we'll be taking up my resolution in support of gun violence prevention that includes taking up the assault weapons bans. so i think that the white house is ready, the senate is ready to act. they are going to i think start with what you may consider to be the low-hanging fruits the background checks, and limit on high capacity magazines and then take a look at senator feinstein's bill. but i think the senate will take this up in regular order, and this will only be successful if as the president has said the american people speak out and speak up. this is the slaughter of innocents. is our role as parents. they didn't think we could change drunk driving laws, but mothers against drunk drivers did. >> jennifer: and i think this is another reason this was so powerful. one of the other things christine you mentioned that the poet is the first openly gay poet that has ever read at an inauguration. and i want you to listen to a sound bite from presi
harry reid ask his vulnerable democrats to take a vote on an assault weapon's ban if they believe it won't pass the house. >> i know tomorrow we'll be taking up my resolution in support of gun violence prevention that includes taking up the assault weapons bans. so i think that the white house is ready, the senate is ready to act. they are going to i think start with what you may consider to be the low-hanging fruits the background checks, and limit on high capacity magazines and then...
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senate majority leader harry reid had this to way about menendez yesterday. >> i have confidence he did nothing wrong, but that's what investigations are all about. he has been and will be a great member of that committee. >> jennifer: i would love to get both of your takes on this very quickly. what is going on here? and how steady is his support? >> this is careless at best sloppy at best when you are flying on a corporate jet and not paying you are doing something wrong. i think there has to be a complete ethics investigation. >> jennifer: jason? >> unless they can find the underage prostitutes this is going to blow over. if they can't find the young women nothing is going to happen. >> jennifer: and to our viewers who may not be aware of this a lot of blogs are suggesting that those flights have led to underage sex stuff but nothing has been proven about that. bill press and jason johnson thank you so much for coming inside "the war room." up next cover your mouth and shield your lungs, coal is making a comeback. china is in a race to see how quickly it can destroy its clean air, bu
senate majority leader harry reid had this to way about menendez yesterday. >> i have confidence he did nothing wrong, but that's what investigations are all about. he has been and will be a great member of that committee. >> jennifer: i would love to get both of your takes on this very quickly. what is going on here? and how steady is his support? >> this is careless at best sloppy at best when you are flying on a corporate jet and not paying you are doing something wrong. i...
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but harry reid released this statement . . . the house version of the bill might not be so appealing to senators because it includes a measure suspending lawmakers pay if they failed to pass a budget and the senate hasn't debated a budget since 2009. speaking of things that senators might not like new jersey's 89-year-old senator frank lautenberg has not taken kindly to major cory booker. he has expressed interest in the senator seat which prompted lautenberg to say quote . . . well, first of all lautenberg might have been old enough to given cory booker's parents a spanking, but you can see why the elder stateman might feel threatened, because booker has a 51-30 lead over lautenberg. it looks like the senator might actually be the one in line for the spanking. and finally, our last story, current tv's bill press tried to bring some closure to
but harry reid released this statement . . . the house version of the bill might not be so appealing to senators because it includes a measure suspending lawmakers pay if they failed to pass a budget and the senate hasn't debated a budget since 2009. speaking of things that senators might not like new jersey's 89-year-old senator frank lautenberg has not taken kindly to major cory booker. he has expressed interest in the senator seat which prompted lautenberg to say quote . . . well, first of...
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both house minority leading nancy pelosi, and senate majority leader harry reid today said the president should step in and exert his executive power to win the debt ceiling fight. and senator chuck schumer said that going forward the democrats would be tough in feeling with the obstructionist republicans. >> if they realize for sure that they are not going to have a negotiating partner, they will have to find another route to bring the changes they want. >> jennifer: no negotiations, no partnership, smart thinking but perhaps the most unlikely voice of reason today was former house speaker newt gingrich. he called on house republicans to stop playing politics with the economy. newt gingrich. >> they have got to find in the house a totally new strategy. the whole national financial system is going to come into washington by television and say oh, my god this will be a giant heart attack, you guys can't be responsible and they will cave. >> jennifer: newt gingrich the voice of reason. for more i'm joined from washington by representative eleanor holmes norton from the district of columbia
both house minority leading nancy pelosi, and senate majority leader harry reid today said the president should step in and exert his executive power to win the debt ceiling fight. and senator chuck schumer said that going forward the democrats would be tough in feeling with the obstructionist republicans. >> if they realize for sure that they are not going to have a negotiating partner, they will have to find another route to bring the changes they want. >> jennifer: no...
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when you think of glitz and celebrity, the first person you think of isn't harry reid, who has been in the news a lot lately. you wrote he has the magnatism of a dried snail, but yet is the most effective people in washington, d.c. what do you think his secret is? >> a lot of people who read the book has said that reid is one of the anti-heros, because of his indifference to being on tv he actually -- he is kind of a gym rat. all he wants to be in charge, and get 50.0001% of the vote in nevada and outsource the rest to everyone else. reid has been very very effective. he does not care what people think about him, which makes him very unique around here. >> michael: and also his effectiveness comes in a way that a lot of people wouldn't think you could still be effective in washington, which i think is fascinating. what would you tell a young person who is arriving to d.c. now? how do you hold on to your soul and still be in this business in this town? >> that's a great question other than reading this book. [ laughter ] >> michael: you can say it again. >> yeah read the book. one of th
when you think of glitz and celebrity, the first person you think of isn't harry reid, who has been in the news a lot lately. you wrote he has the magnatism of a dried snail, but yet is the most effective people in washington, d.c. what do you think his secret is? >> a lot of people who read the book has said that reid is one of the anti-heros, because of his indifference to being on tv he actually -- he is kind of a gym rat. all he wants to be in charge, and get 50.0001% of the vote in...